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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
2
A wounded GI named Joe recalls Florida home life and alligators while sharing loneliness with fellow soldiers. He talks about 4 H rabbits, a snake incident, and longing for family as night grows dim at the fire and county fair memories surface.
A list of court cases heard by Trial Justice W Erle Edwards with defendants and penalties. Noted offenses include no inspection, reckless driving, no operator's license, hunting violations, and DUI. Fines range from 5 to 104 dollars with various additional costs and suspensions. In Police Court Judge John Rice fined De Haven five dollars for intoxication and Whittington ten dollars for speeding.
The state organization is led by Lewis A. McMur ran Jr of Newport News who represents that city and Warwick County in the Virginia House of Delegates.
The page lists quiz answers including question one about wax color, question two noting age 92, question three quoting Remember the Maine, question eight identifying Sunset, and question nine confirming the event occurred about three times in a century with the latest in 1942.
Public sale listings announce dec 3 11 am for Lula B Jobe Brucetown VA household goods antiques real dec 2 1 pm for M A Tyler Kernstown antiques and household goods dec 9 1 pm for Albert H Lewis Della A Lewis hayfield to ward Gainesboro real estate antiques and other personal property dec 15 1 pm for C E Omps Kernstown VA 147 acre farm including 90 acre orchard with farm and orchard equipment
Dr. Paul Chapman ends his duties as health officer for Winchester and Frederick County. He and Mrs. Chapman travel to Washington tomorrow as he joins the U S Public Health Service as senior assistant surgeon. An interim administrator will guide the Frederick Winchester Health Department until a new officer arrives likely Feb 1. A state appointment is pending but unnamed. Chapman then heads to Washington for orientation before moving to Denver to lead medical programs for Federal employees.
Highlights of tonight's Winchester SPCA meeting include the installation of Lemuel W. Brown of 306 Maple St as president. Mrs. Irvan T. O'Connell, retiring chief executive, says the Board of Directors and committee members will attend at 7 30 P M in the home of Mrs. Robert T. Lozier, 2118 Washington St.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will feature the motion picture The Toughest Inch by Hugh Peters at tomorrow’s luncheon at 12:15 at the Washington Hotel. Watts chairs the program and the film covers the construction of the gas pipeline supplying natural gas to Baltimore Maryland.
Five people are dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, auto garage. Victims include Pvt. Harold R. and Pvt. William K. Carnford of Ft. Bragg, Sylvester Eagan, Samuel M. Ridings, and James Y. Cary. J. C. Owens, a salesman for Frank R. Bailey Auto Company, reported finding bodies as he opened doors around 7:30 am. Two cars with recently used gas heaters contributed, with ignition switches on and empty tanks. Police note the men were last in the garage about 10:30 pm and two cars with engines on were involved. Weather described as cold ambient conditions.
U S reports total American casualties in Korea at 31 028, up 1 032 from a week earlier. Next of kin had been notified through November 24. Of the total, 5 307 were deaths 3 954 listed as missing and 21 114 non fatally wounded.
The article warns of an "Entirely New War" in Korea and Asia driving belt tightening and earlier rearmament. Expect new taxes, stricter controls, labor shortages, wage and price rises, steel price boosts, and broader inflation as Washington moves to speed up defense production.
President Truman restated that atomic bombs are under active consideration and would be used only with field commander in charge and presidential approval. He outlined three aims for Korea policy through UN action, defense boosts, and rapid military expansion including a larger atomic energy program.
The CIO United Steelworkers accepted an average 16 cent an hour rise for 165 000 US Steel employees. A 5 percent steel price increase was announced to cover higher labor costs. The raise, effective tomorrow, lifts average earnings to $1 88 per hour and could set a pattern for the industry.
Six senators introduced a resolution to empower the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Communist activities and internal security issues. The panel or subcommittees could spend up to $100,000, modeled after the House Un American Activities Committee. Sponsored by Chairman McCarran and Senators Eastland Ferguson OConor Wiley Jenner.
President Truman urged national unity and warned that China’s communist attacks require increased military strength from free nations. He said a supreme European commander may be appointed, arm forces will grow, and use of atomic bombs remains possible but field decisions govern it.
A Thanksgiving social by the Friendly Grove Home Demonstration featured songs readings a monologue and exercises. Participants included Paul Richard Rosebud Baker Janet Dodson Hulver Lemley Williams Anderson and others. Winners of the Thanks giving Dinner guessing contest were Mrs Russell Feeley and Mrs L V Anderson with Mrs T S Cooper in charge and Mrs L V Anderson at the piano.
United States charges of Chinese Communist aggression in Korea loom over a U N General Assembly session at Flushing Meadow. A six power resolution on troop withdrawals faces a Soviet veto, pushing the issue toward the assembly for possible sanctions or increased aid to UN forces.
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